The polaroids and book made for this project are now part of an exciting exhibition of work from UCA Farnham graduates, please come and see us -
The private view is tomorrow night from 7 - 10pm
Today I gave you
the keys to where you live
that, naive me, I had been keeping,
holding on to something,
that is yours now
What was once ours
but if I just sit here and weep, I'll be blown over by the slightest of breeze
a beautiful day,
you are not often outside
pulled
the weeds
from your patio
your weeds
the patio
but I will not be doing this for much longer
the real air is in the salt
by the sea
we walked
we picked up any ones with holes in them and //
you said some looked like ears
i said some looked like elephants
it sort of felt right, thinking about how they had broken
in different places
they had broken
a little late in the day
but its so true, that no one ever does it but you
so I bleached your toilet today, properly,
despite the silly distance I pour from in the picture
I didn't want to
a pointless pound
don't know if it was a pointless
I was paying your fine today
I was taking the blame
I was losing my edge
the thing is this has all been : not enough
this has all been : too much
it has been drab
drizling,
but I knew you were coming, just for an hour, maybe two
so waiting by the ticket machine, until you had found a parking space, putting coins in the machine for you,
hoping your afternoon isn't as drab as this drizzle
about This is for You / This is for Me
This blog documents a project I have started, during which I will give something of myself away, or do something for another person, everyday.
At the moment I am planning to do this from 17th February - 3rd April (during Lent, because what does giving up chocolate do for anyone?)..
The roots of all of this lay in the dissolution of a relationship I was part of for over five years. As this came to an end, I felt like I have given pieces of myself away. I want to continue to think about the loss and vulnerability we experience in various relationships throughout our lives, but in a broader sense.
a connection with a stranger.. or just with you